This document provides information on protected cultivation of cucumber. It discusses the botanical details of cucumber and its economic importance. The major producing states in India are mentioned. It also describes the soil and climate requirements, varieties, cultivation practices like land preparation, irrigation, fertilizer management, training and harvesting. The major pests like fruit fly, aphids, red pumpkin beetle and diseases like powdery mildew, anthracnose and angular leaf spot are outlined along with their management. The average yield from protected cultivation is estimated to be 40-45 quintals per acre.

1. RAMNIVAS SHARDA COLLAGE OF AGRICULTURE AMBAGARH CHOWKI
INDIRA GANDHI KRISHI
RAJNANDAGAON (C.G.)
AFFILIATED TO
GUIDED BY
DR.V.N.Nandeswar
MR.Sonal Tiwari
Department of Horticuture
PRESENTED BY
DAMINI NISHAD
B.sc (Ag.)4th Year 2nd Sem.
PRESENTATION ON
PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF CUCUMER

2. INTRODUCTION
● Botanical name : - Cucumis sativus L
● Chromosome no :- 2n=14
● Origin :- India
Economic importance and Composition
● Fruits are good for people suffering from constipation, jaundice and
indigestion.
● It is rich in vitamin B and C as well as minerals such as calcium,
phosphorous, iron and potassium
● Fruits contain 0.4mg protein, 2.5mg CHOs, 1.5mg iron and 2 mg of vitamin C
per 100g fresh weight.

3. Area and Production
Karnataka(Bengaluru, Mysuru,), Tamil
nadu,AP,MH(Pune),Hariyana,Jaarkand(ranchi).
SOIL AND CLIMATE REQUIREMENT
Well drained sandy loam soils.pH of 5.5-6.8 9.
The min. temperature should not be lower than 18 C for sustained⁰ production. Maximum fruit
production is achieved with a night temperature of about 19-20 C⁰ & day temperature of 22-24 C⁰ .
SEASON AND SOWING TIME
In North India -nov-jan
Rainy season - june -july
Hills - April- May

4. Seed Rate,Mathod of Sowing & Spacing
Seed Rate - 3-5 kg per ha,Method Of Sowing - Raised bed , Spacing - row *Plant 60 to
30 cm.
Varieties of Cucumber
Japanese Long Green,Pusa Uday, Pusa Barkha, Swarna Ageti,Himagi, Phule shubhangi ,
Sheetal,Pant Parthenocarpic Khira - 2 and 3
F1 Hybrid - Pusa Sanyog
Land preparation
After deep summer ploughings beds are prepared with the help of tractor rotavator, Bed size : 1m
width, 5-10cm height and convinient length Bed is prepared. 0.5 m space is maintained between
the bed. Well decomposed FYM(25t/ha) is mixed with soil.

5. Water Management
Management of irrigation water Frequent irrigation is essential for plant growth,
fruiting and yield. The crop should be irrigated daily. However during summer
more irrigation is required due to higher surface evaporation.
Farm Yard and Manure,Fertilizer -
Weed Management
Weeding At the time of top dressing with N fertilizer, weeding and earthing up are
done. When the vines start spreading, weeding in between the rows or ridges
become unnecessary since vine growth can smother the weeds. flochloralin 0.48
kg + nitrogen at 0.5 kg/ha (pre-emergence) could be applied to control the weeds
in cucumber.
370 to 490 q Per Ha.(FYM),Nitrogen - 100 kg , Phosphorus - 50 kg
,Potash - 50 kg Per Ha.

6. Training of Cucumber
• REMOVE FEMALE FLOWERS UPTO 5TH NODE • ONE OR TWO VINES •
RETAIN ONE FRUIT PER NODE • DE-SHOOTING 41
Harvesting Time And Yield
1st harvest is generally 35-40 days .Harvest the fruit with out damaging the plant. -
After harvest place the produce in the shade and immediately send to the market.
Yield will be 40-45q/acr.

7. Major Pests of Cucurbits
1.Fruit fly : Dacas dorsalis Maggots of this fly cause seviour damage to young developing
fruits. The adult fly lays egg below the skin of the young ovaries.The egg hatch in to maggots
which feed inside the fruit and cause rotting.
Control : The adult flies be controlled by using light traps in the night and poision baits.Spray of
thiodan @ 6ml per 4.5 litres of water and methy eugenol is also effective.
2.Aphids: Aphis sp. The Small green insects damage the plants by sucking the leaf sap. In
young stage ,cotyledonary leaves crinkle and in severe cases the plants wither. Control: The
aphids can be easily controlled spraying Imidacloprid 2.5 ml.
3. Red pumpkin beetle: Raphidopalpa foveicollis hey make holes in cotyledonary leaves.
Severe damage caused at this,although they attack the vines in the grown up stage also.
Control : Effective control can be done by spraying carbaryl(sevin) @ 0.1 – 0.2% or rogor o.1%

8. Major Diseases of cucurbits
1.Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearum •On leaves Small white/grayish superficial spots on
upper surface, they enlarge & form large patches of powdery growth. •Defoliation may take place &
production of small fruits.
MANAGEMENT Chemicals •Spray Dinocap (0.2%)/Carbendazim (0.1%)/Benomyl(0.1%) •[Cucurbits
are sensitive to sulphur dust] Biological control Use of Amphelomyces quisqualis Resistant varieties
•Cucumber – Ashley, Atlantic
2.Anthracnose: Colletotrichum lagenarium the spots will coalesce & leaf drying takes place. On stem,
Elongated lesions are found. The Lesions on pedicels, which cause the young fruits to darken, shrivel
& die.
MANAGEMENT Cultural methods •Crop rotation. •Host destruction. •Seed treatment with hot water of
57.2°C for about 20 minutes. Chemical method • Seed treatment with Thiram or Carbendazim @
2g/kg. •Spray Carbendazim @ 1.25g/l or Mancozeb @ 0.2%.
3.Angular leaf spot: Pseudomonas syringae pv lachrhymans Symptoms •On leaves water soaked
spots on leaves and are confined by veins. They turn to grey-tan and form exudates on lower surface
and it may fall off . •On fruits brown circular, superficial, form of rotting takes place.
Management. Spraying with streptomycin (400ppm) Biological control: •Using Pseudomonas
flurescence

9. Reference
Singh,T.and N.Text book of Vegetables, tuber crops and spices.Directorate of
Information and Puclication of Agriculuture New Delhi.
Rai,N and Yadav, D.S.Advance in Vegetable Production.Researchco Book Centre
New Delhi 2005